Shaoguan Weather and Climate

Shaoguan‘s weather and climate is mild, damp winters, rainy springs, long, hot, and humid summers, and relatively sunny autumns. Due to the city's location far inland, winters are significantly cooler than in the rest of the province, with freezing rain possible in the nearby mountain passes in some years, and summer maxima are higher here, averaging 1.3 °C (2.3 °F) higher in July than in Guangzhou. Winter begins dry and relatively sunny but becomes progressively cloudier and damper. Spring is the cloudiest and wettest season, with the sun shining less than 30% of the time.